Fastener



1 1930.- w. P. SAYLOR 1,782,275

' FASTENER Filed Feb. 25. i929 Inventor A iiorney Patented Nov. 18, 1930 i UNITED STATES. PATENTgoFFIcE wIL IiIA M P. suite F}misemn;-eemgimm i i Ap pl icatio fiied wer ss; seam; s42,-1 57.

The present invention appertains to imthe plate. Theitab member, asa finished provementsi'n a fastener forgarment'supe :article; consists "of an elongated plate of "porter-s, v any suitable 'moldablematerial, such as c el- The principal object ofthi's in'x'rention is to luloid, bakelite, or some other non-metallic @provide a fastener ior garters which will bs ance-" 1 q 7 i u permit thepositive attachment ofthe hose Thepla tefis' reduced" at one end portion to the garter. I V a'lid'foifliied to provide at this'end, a pro- Another ii'nportan't objectwof the invention tuberance-Y having its side walls cut inwardis based upon the fact that the most ex pen'ely in themanner shown in Fig. 3, to provide 10 sive portion of this typeof garter is the tab recesses 8. m The plate at its intermediacy" 60 member, which in the present invention has isp'rovided with a projection 9 formed with its plate portion moldedirom a single piece an aperture 10. The enlarged end portion of material to which a metallic clasp may be of the" plate is formed so-as to provide a readily assembled in completing the tab pair of transversely spaced and headed V V member for use. A studs-11; i p a r Anotheriimport'a-nt object of theinvention- Thus the plate is formed to provide the is'to provide a simple and efficient tabjm'emnecessary adjunct whereby the ends of the her which willnotonly be exceedingly duralimb encircling strap 6 may be detachably ble mouse, but which because of its unusual connected thereto while the hose engaging constructio11,will permitof the rapid attachclamp arm 5 may be engaged with the. pro

ment or detachment oi the sock with respect jection 9, in the mannershown in Fig. 2. v thereto as well as-the rapid attachment or Each end of the limb encircling strap 6,

detachment of the leg encirclingstrap with which'is preferably of some suitable. elasticrespect to the tab. material, a is equipped with a triangular Y '25 These and other objects of the invention shapedmember 12 having its apex portion 13 7.

will bGCOIIIG'HIOFG apparent to the reader after extended outwardly, to provide a bight en-. considering the invention as described and gageableunder one of the headed studs 11, claimed hereinafter; V (of. the plate 4:. r e V In thedrawing: e e e y The claspfiarm 5 is thevonly point of the 30 Figure 1 representsafront elevation of tab member constructed of metal and this the invention inits entirety. 7 consists of an elongated strip of a springy Fig. 2'is a vertical sectional view talieirsiib metal provided'with a loop 14 at one; end

stantially on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1. v for pivotal engagement with the apertured v Fig. 3'is a horizontal sectional view taken projection 9 on the plate 4.. V The arm is 35 substantially on the line 3.-3 of Fig. 1. provided adjacent its opposite end with a 8;

Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of a loopconpairjof laterally disposed fingers) -15 1 5, m nection betweenthc'limb Q]1C11'Ol.i1'lg strap and which-are curved inwardly beyond one side the tab plate. of the arnr'and rolled outwardly at their Referring to the drawings, whereinjlike free ends 16.

' e0 numerals designate like partsythe invention 7 Thesespring fingers are adapted for tenv consists of a tab :memberfgenerally referred sional' engagement within thev recesses 8 of to by thenumeralfl. This tabmeniber is the protuberances 7 I in the manner substalr constructed of two parts,,namely the plate 4, tially shown in F igs2 and 3 respectively.

. and the clasp arm 5. It is contended -;that the present article ,5 The plate 4 by asuitable' process of moldcan bevmanufactured at a cost at least as be ing, is formed in anianner to provide the reasonableas the types of garters of this necessary adjuncts whereby the, limb encircharacter now on' the market, whilepossessling strap 6 and the clasp arn 5 may: b ,i1 1g; f ar"m re appealing. advantages than the i readily connected withoutthe necessity or s. conventional variety. It is also to be un- 50 taching any additional securing-fmeans' to, derstoo d that certain changes in the specific I0;

shape, size, and materials maybe resorted to in the construction of this novelty, Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is In a hose supporter, a plate to "which the usual limb encircling strap may be secured, an arm pivotally secured at one endto said plate, the opposite end of said arinbeing provided with a pair of laterally disposed and converging spring lingers, a protuberance on the said plate, said protuberance be- 'ing provided with a pair of pockets therein, 7 into each of which one of the fingers is adapted to engage, said arm at the free end thereof being provided. with an extension' for engagement by a finger '01"; the person operating the arm, saidf extension being curved in the direction of the plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM P. sAYLon; 

